Table 5.

Multiple forward stepwise linear regression analyses of the significant variables showed that ALT, MDA and VLDL-C were independent predictors of iron overload in β-TM patients

Variables	β	R 2	Adjusted R 2	p value
MDA	0.321	0.674	0.671	<0.001
ALT	0.400	0.578	0.576	<0.001
VLDL-C	0.253	0.711	0.706	<0.001

MDA malondialdehyde, ALT alanine aminotransferase, VLDL-C very low density lipoprotein cholesterol